Yard supervisor

Yard Supervisor based in Wolverton

Job Objectives

• To offer day to day support to the Yard Manager in the safe management of the yard operations and team.
• Oversee daily yard activities, ensuring our high-level safety and compliance requirements are met and any hazards are addressed promptly.

• Assist with management of process improvement projects and annual stock checks.
• Assist with storage layouts and optimise space utilisation within the Yard area.
• Ensure safety standards are maintained when loading/unloading vehicles.

Operational Duties(to include, but not limited to):

• Supervising yard support team and others from the labour pool.
• If Yard Manager absent, deliver a full team briefing at the start of the working day, ensure clear instruction is delivered for the day’s workload.
• Oversee all yard activities with the Yard Manager, including loading, unloading and storage operations, ensuring compliance with safety regulations and company policies and help with fostering a culture of safety within the team.
• Monitor additional yard labour requirements and communicate this to the Yard Manager.
• Support the Yard Manager with stock movements.
• Ensure all returned equipment from site is checked, cleaned, separated and returned to stock.
• Supervise the Yard Support team in maintaining and keeping a clean, safe working environment with all risks minimised and report any areas of concern to the Yard Manager verbally and via the Near Miss and Damages procedures.
• Guide and encourage Yard Support personnel to check and maintain stock levels, report any shortfall to the Yard Manager.
• Assist with managing stock control within the yard operation, support the annual company stock take and other stock enquiries.
• Supervise with the Yard Manager, operational waste in the most cost effective and environmentally friendly manner, ensure skips are regularly emptied yet utilised to full capacity.
• Supervise the co-ordination of the service, inspection and repair of equipment as necessary.
• To carry out any activity that fits within the role as instructed by the Yard Manager.

Admin Duties(to include, but not limited to):

• Ensure company procedures, with particular emphasis on operations support procedures, are adhered to.
• Monitor and communicate live load list information to the Management/Ops Support Team where appropriate.
• Advise the Yard Manager of any items not returned or returned damaged from site.
• Advise the Yard Manager of stock shortages and consumables required.
• Liaise with the Operations support team regarding vehicle availability and transport schedules.
• Attend Operations meetings as and when required.  
• Ensure all outbound loads are checked.

Health & Safety

• Proactively develop Health & Safety awareness and knowledge.
• Liaise with the Yard Manager with a view to developing and improving processes within the business.
• Supervise the Yard Support team to ensure that instructions and procedures outlined in the Health and Safety documents are adhered to within the Yard.
• Actively monitor Near Miss incidents reporting to the Yard Manager verbally and via the Near Miss reporting procedure.
• Assist with ensuring that there is sufficient First Aid equipment and Personal Protective Clothing available for the Yard operations team at all times.
• To take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and other persons who may be affected by your acts or omissions at work.
• To undertake duties and responsibilities in full accordance with the organisation’s Health & Safety policy and procedures.
• To co-operate with policies and procedures to enable the organisation to comply with its obligation under Health & Safety legislation.
• To report immediately to your line manager any defects in equipment or the working environment and report areas of risk.

General Responsibilities / Expectations

• To offer support and cover for other members of your teams to cover period of absence, holiday or periods of extensive workload.
• To work in accordance with the organisation’s mission, vision, strategic plans, policies and procedures.
• To behave in a manner that reflects positively on the company at all times.
• To promote equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practices.
• To assist in monitoring and maintaining quality standards across the company.
• To demonstrate an understanding and commitment to the principles of confidentiality.
• To work in a manner that is sensitive and empathetic to the culture of the company.

Training and Development

• Participate fully in training and development in accordance with the company’s training plan and mandatory requirements.
• To attend and participate in supervision sessions and an annual personal review.

33k salary plus overtime ( expectation of doing overtime in the busy summer months ) 

25 days holiday 

Quick progression